Bracket for wagon-bodies.



No. 758,611. PATENTBD MAY 3, 1904. 1'. V.VBBGKER-. BRACKET POR WAGONBODIES. APPLICATION FILED PERI-3, 1904. NIO IODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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P. V. BECKER.

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PATENT OFFICE.

BRACKET Fon WAGON-BODIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 758,611, dated May 3,1904. Application filed February 13, 1904. Serial No. 193,383. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that I, PETER V. BECKER, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Plymouth, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brackets forVVagon-Bodies; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same,

reference being had to the annexed drawings,

making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a device forsecuring to the bodies of wagons whereby the side sections thereof maybe brought to any desired angle to a perpendicular to convert the bodyto various usessuch as a hay-rack, grain-rack, or to the many purposesfor which a wagon-body may be found applicableand this without thenecessity of removing any rod, bolt, or other like fastenings.

The invention consists in a device adapted for attachment to the sidesections of a wagonbody, constructed substantially as shown in thedrawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of a portion of awagon-body, showing my improved device connected to the side thereof;Fig. 2, a sectional elevation, on an enlarged scale, through a portionof the wagonbody, showing the device connected thereto, said devicecomprising two brackets, the lower one being shown in section and theupper bracket in elevation and also swung down at an angle in dottedlines; Fig. 3, a detail perspective view of the lower portion of'theupper one of the'brackets.

In the accompanying drawings the wagonbody is shown as comprised of theusual bottom A, the end-gate B, and the side sections C gD E, which maybe of any number desired; but in the present instance I have shown butthree of these sections to illustrate the application of my inventionthereto.

The device which constitutes my invention comprises two metal brackets EGr, which may be of any suitable form and size and provided with anysuitable means for attaching them to left discretionary with themanufacturer. I have shown one of many means that may be successfullyemployed for securing the brackets to the side section of thewagon-body, which consists of the bolts a and the nuts b, engagingthescrew-threaded end of said bolts, the bolts extending through the sidesections and through the brackets. The lower bracket E is cast with orotherwise provided with a downwardly-extending bolt c, which extendsthrough a cross-bar d, secured to the under side of the wagon-body,a'nut e engaging the screw-threaded end of the bolt. The lower bracket Fis always stationary,while the upper bracket G is movable and carrieswith it the side sections D E of the wagon-body to bring said sectionsto any angle from a perpendicular, as shown in dotted lines of Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. The lower side section E of the wagon-body is rigidlyconnected thereto, and, as previously stated, the bracket F, secured tosaid side section, remains a permanent fixture and stationary while inuse. The bracket F has two wings f a certain distance apart, so as toform a space g between them to receive the lower end of the bracket Gr,which is connected to the wings by a stationary pivot-pin L, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The lower bracket F has a plurality ofratchet-teeth and a lock device j to receive the rigid pawl device r andform a lock therefor when the side sections of the wagon-body are in anupright position, as shown in full lines of Fig. 2 of the drawings.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting my invention to any specialconstruction of ratchet-teeth or to any number used, as any suitableratchet device that will serve the purpose of holding the upper one ofthe brackets at the desired angle may be substituted for the meansshown, although I consider the ratchetteeth herein described the mostpractical.

In the present instance I have shown the lock device j as a simplesocket, and when the pawl devicerl is engaged therewith the bracket Gwill be securely held in an upright position, as shown in full lines ofFig. 2 of the drawings.

The bracket Gr is pivotally connected to the bracket F through themedium of the stathe side sections of the wagon-body, this being tionarypivot-pin b, hereinbefore described,

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an open slotted head cast with the upper I bracket, engaging the pin andadmitting of the bracket being raised the desired height to bring thesame at the desired angle. The lower end of the bracket G is locatedbetween the wingsf of the lower bracket E, therebyT holding the upperbracket in a true vertical line with relation to the lower bracket whenthe side sections of the wagon-body are in an upright position, thewings also forming a guide for the upper bracket when brought down tothe required angle to adapt the wagonbody to the uses desired. When itis desired to bring the sides of the wagon-body to an angle from aperpendicular, the bracket G is raised a suiicient distance to disengagethe pawl device with the lock device j', when the bracket may be swungto the desired angle and held in its adjusted position by the pawldevice engaging the ratchet-teeth z', one position of the bracket beingshown in dotted lines of Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Both the brackets F G may be of any suitable size and length to adaptthem to wagonbodies of different heights, and two or more pairs ofbrackets may be used upon each side of the wagon-body, as found mostdesirable,

and many changes or modifications in the several details of constructionmay be resorted to without in any manner departing from the essentialfeatures of the invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what Ivclaim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

A device for attaching to the side sections of a wagon-body, comprisinga stationary bracket having a ratchet device, a lock device, and astationary pivot-pin, and a movable bracket having a dependingt.pawl-.to engage the ratchet device and the socket device when themovable bracket is brought to an angle from a perpendicular or to anupright position respectively, said movable bracket having an openslotted head to engage the pivotpin and enable the bracket to be raisedto disengage the pawl from the lock device, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER V. BECKER.

Witnesses:

EDWARD A. LUHMANN, JOHN ACKER.

